2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

PokerNews Cup
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$202,725
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,207,650
Entries
1,245
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
156
Players Left
9

Christopher Ahrens Eliminated in 18th Place ($9,735)

Level 27 : 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Christopher Ahrens
Christopher Ahrens

Thomas Hayward opened to 150,000 from the cutoff before Christopher Ahrens moved all in for 725,000 from the button. Marius Kudzmanas rejammed from the big blind and Hayward mucked.

Christopher Ahrens: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Marius Kudzmanas: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Ahrens was in terrible shape until he made a set on the {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop. The {k-Hearts} turn was a safe card but Kudzmanas spiked his two-outer on the {a-Hearts} river to scoop the pot and seal the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
2,675,000
925,000
925,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Ahrens de
Christopher Ahrens
Busted

Marc Karam Eliminated in 19th ($7,935)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marc Karam
Marc Karam

Marc Karam's short stack was at risk preflop with the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} vs the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} of Forrest Kollar.

Kollar took the commanding lead as the flop came {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, the turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river came the {a-Spades} to close the curtains on Kollar's night.

Player Chips Progress
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
2,150,000
700,000
700,000
Marc Karam ca
Marc Karam
Busted

Tags: Forrest KollarMarc Karam EliminatedMarc Karam'sMarc Karam

Viktor Kovachev Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,935)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Viktor Kovachev
Viktor Kovachev

Joon Kim opened to 125,000 from middle position before Viktor Kovachev jammed from the hijack for 1,300,000. Patrick Caulfield then shipped in his superior stack which prompted Kim to get out of the way.

Viktor Kovachev: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Patrick Caulfield: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

The aces were never troubled and Caulfield confirmed his opponent's departure following the {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Caulfield us
Patrick Caulfield
4,100,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Viktor Kovachev bg
Viktor Kovachev
Busted

Michael Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,935)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Moore
Michael Moore

Michael Moore and Aditya Rao were all in preflop on the feature table with the former at risk of elimination.

Michael Moore: {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Aditya Rao: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Moore missed the {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop but did add some counterfeit outs. The {j-Hearts} turn also gave him a straight draw to broadway. However, the {9-Hearts} was not what Moore was looking for and he was eliminated from the PokerNews Cup.

Player Chips Progress
Aditya Rao au
Aditya Rao
1,700,000
815,000
815,000
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
Busted

Roy Salter Eliminated in 22nd Place ($6,520)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Roy Salter
Roy Salter

Scott Stewart opened to 100,000 with {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} from the button and was called by Roy Salter in the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

Salter check-raised to 150,000 after Stewart bet 50,000 on the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop. Stewart jammed and Salter called off his stack with trip jacks.

The {q-Diamonds} turn gave Stewart an open-ended straight draw which he made on the {8-Hearts} river to send Salter packing.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
3,050,000
550,000
550,000
Roy Salter us
Roy Salter
Busted

Ky Nguyen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($6,520)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ky Nguyen
Ky Nguyen

Ky Nguyen moved all in for 440,000 from middle position. Patrick Caulfield from the button before Gary Gelman rejammed from the samll blind as the covering stack. Caulfield felt committed and but in the rest of his stack and was also now at risk.

Ky Nguyen: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Patrick Caulfield: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Gary Gelman: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Gelman was ahead of both opponents and remained best after the {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. However, the {q-Spades} turn put Nguyen in the lead but the {k-Diamonds} river gave Caulfield two pair. He got a full double from Gelman as well as knocking out Nguyen in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Caulfield us
Patrick Caulfield
2,500,000
1,170,000
1,170,000
Gary Gelman us
Gary Gelman
1,000,000
150,000
150,000
Ky Nguyen us
Ky Nguyen
Busted

Manuel Ruivo Eliminated in 24th ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Manuel Ruivo
Manuel Ruivo

The rapid eliminations continued to roll as Manuel Ruivo was all in holding the {k-}{q-} vs the {4-}{4-} of Forrest Kollar.

The Portuguese player could not be saved as the board was spread quickly {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Ruivo was the next to go down.

Player Chips Progress
Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
2,300,000
2,157,000
2,157,000
Manuel Ruivo pt
Manuel Ruivo
Busted

Tags: Forrest KollarManuel Ruivo

Shea Quintin Eliminated in 25th Place ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Shea Quintin
Shea Quintin

Marc Karam opened to 120,000 and then called the 210,000 all-in from Shea Quintin on the button.

Shea Quintin: {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Marc Karam: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Remarkbly, after the {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} runout, both players made full houses but Karam's was better and Quintin bowed out in 25th place.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Karam ca
Marc Karam
1,700,000
730,000
730,000
Shea Quintin us
Shea Quintin
Busted

Jeffrey Fielder Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jeffrey Fielder
Jeffrey Fielder

Three players were on a flop of {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. From early position, Steven Sarmiento bet 100,000. Jeffrey Fielder jammed in the big blind, Joshua Suyat called from under the gun, Sarmiento folded.

Fielder had top pair with the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} but Suyat had the needles with the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and the river the {3-Spades} to end the day for Fielder.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Suyat us
Joshua Suyat
165,000
-1,460,000
-1,460,000
Jeffrey Fielder us
Jeffrey Fielder
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey FielderJeffrey Fielder EliminatedJoshua SuyatSteven Sarmiento

Kelly Kielbasa Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,700)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kelly Kielbasa
Kelly Kielbasa

Kelly Kielbasa ripped for 880,000 from middle position. Levi Klump re-shoved in the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Kelly Kielbasa: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Levi Klump: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Kielbasa became the first to go from the final three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Levi Klump us
Levi Klump
2,850,000
1,180,000
1,180,000
Kelly Kielbasa us
Kelly Kielbasa
Busted

Tags: Kelly KielbasaKelly Kielbasa EliminatedLevi Klump